Chapter 1: Two Alphas Meet

It was a stormy night. Rex, an Alpha wolf, was walking through the forest. It was raining hard , lightning struck in the distance, and thunder was very loud. Rex looked up at the sky. A stuck lightning startled him.

"I should build a den for the night." He said. He built a den for the night.

The next morning…

It was a bright, sunny morning. Rex woke up and decided to go hunting.

In the valley…

Kate crouched in the tall grass, stalking on three caribou. She leaped onto one of the caribou and bit into the neck as the caribou fell with a groan.

"One down, two to go." Kate said with a smile. Then, Rex jumped on the other caribou and clawed at the legs and neck. He ran at the other and clawed at the chest and bit into the neck.

"That wasn't so hard." Rex said with a smile.

"That was great." Kate said as Rex looked at her.

"Thank you. You didn't do so bad yourself. My name's Rex. What's your name?" Rex responded.

"I'm Kate. I'm an Alpha." Kate said.

"I'm an Alpha, too." Rex answered.

"Follow me. I want you to meet someone." Kate said.

Later…

Kate and Rex walked into a den and saw an Omega walk up to them.

"Kate, you're back from hunting. Who's he?" He asked, looking at Rex and back at Kate.

"He's a friend. We met while I was hunting." Kate explained.

"My name's Rex." Rex introduced himself.

"I'm Humphrey. Nice to meet you." He said.

Chapter 2: Moonlight Howl

It was the full moon. Kate and Humphrey were getting ready for the Moonlight howl. They both came out of the den.

"I'll meet you two there." Rex said, looking at the them.

"Ok." Humphrey responded. Then, they both left. Rex got ready and left.

Later…

He walked up the path and found a good spot. Everyone was howling at the moon. Rex took a breath and howled at the moon. When he howled at the moon, everyone would join him. After a few minutes, Rex went to the river for a drink. Then, Kate and Humphrey walked up to him.

"That was a great howl." Kate said.

"Thanks." Rex answered. He took another sip of water. Humphrey looked at him as he swallowed.

"Why did you go alone?" He asked. Then, Rex looked at him and ran away.

Chapter 3: Alone

Kate and Humphrey found Rex. He was lying in a den, singing a song quietly.

In this farewell, there's no blood, there's no alibi

He was crying softly and he looked at the ground.

Cause' I've drawn regret, from the truth, of a thousand lies

So let mercy come, and wash away

What I've done, I face myself, to cross out what I need gone, erase myself, and forgiving what I've done

For what I've done

And forgiving what I've done

"Rex, are you okay?" Kate asked. Rex looked at her.

"No. Just leave me alone." He replied.

"Why did you go alone?" Humphrey asked.

"I want to be alone! I don't want to be with anyone! Why can't anyone see that?" Rex yelled.

"Then, why are you upset?" Kate asked.

"Why would anyone want to go with me?" Rex asked himself.

"What do you mean?" She replied.

"Everyone thinks I'm…uh…different. No one asks me to howl with them. I'm so alone." Rex said as he looked at the ground. He walked out of the den in deep sorrow.

He jumped onto a flat rock. He took a deep breath, and howled. He howled in an angelic sound, but he had sorrow in his voice. Humphrey and Kate left, feeling bad for Rex.

Chapter 4: Injured

Rex was stalking two caribou. Kate was doing the same. Rex attacked and started chasing the caribou and Kate followed.

All of a sudden, a stampede of caribou started running. Kate took cover behind a log. Rex jumped over the log, but his leg hit a big stick and he hit the ground, face and leg first.

"Ahhhh!" He screamed in pain. He broke his leg. He was spitting blood from his bloody mouth. He stood back up, his broken leg shaking, his mouth bleeding. He growled and grunted as he took seven hits and he was still standing. After the stampede was gone from sight, Rex collapsed to the ground.

"Rex!" Kate yelled as she ran to his side. Humphrey came running to them.

"Kate, what's wrong? I heard screaming." He said before looking at Rex. "What happened to Rex?" He asked.

"He broke his leg while running from a stampede. He stood back up and took seven hits. Then, he fell down. Let's get him to the den." Kate explained. They took Rex to the den.

Chapter 5: Howl With Friends

Rex opened his eyes. He looked around to see where he was.

"Where am I?" He asked himself. Then, Kate and Humphrey walked in.

"Rex! You're awake!" Kate exclaimed. Rex looked at her.

"How long was I out?" He asked, resting his leg.

"About a week." Humphrey answered.

"Tonight's the full moon. Are you going?" Kate asked.

"No. I should rest my leg." Rex responded. Then, they both left.

Later, Rex looked at the moon. He liked the way it shined on the Earth when the sky had darkened when the sun had set. He liked the stars in the night sky and the way they brightened the sky and the way they went out, like a million little candles.

He took a deep breath and howled as loud as he could. Kate and Humphrey saw Rex howling. They sat next to him and howled with him. Rex opened his eyes and saw them and smiled. Then, they stopped.

"You said you weren't going." Humphrey pointed out.

"I said I wasn't going. I didn't mean I wasn't howling." Rex explained. They all smiled at each other.

Chapter 6: The Scar

Kate looked at Rex and she noticed a red line on his right eye. It was a scar.

"How did you get that scar, Rex?" She asked as he looked at her.

"I got it in a forest fire when I was a kid. I tell you what happened." He said.

Flashback…

"It was a stormy night. My mother and I were out on a walk. All of a sudden, lightning struck a tree and it burst into flames." Rex explained.

Rex and his mother ran as the fire spread. They came to a stop at the cliff of a waterfall.

"We were cornered. We had to jump." He continued.

His mother looked at him. Flames were getting closer.

"Rex, listen carefully. You have to jump." She said.

"Ok, but what about you?" He asked.

"I'll be fine." The flames were right on top of them. "Jump now! Go!" She yelled as Rex jumped off. He looked back. His mother disappeared into the flames.

"No!" He yelled. He looked down and without warning, a branch scarred his right eye.

…Flashback Ends.

"And that was the last time I saw her. I've been living by myself ever since then." He said as he started to cry softly. He left in deep sorrow.

Chapter 7: Leaving

Kate walked up to Rex. He was looking over the valley. He turned around and looked at her.

"Beautiful view, isn't it?" She said, looking at the valley.

"Yeah, it is. I need to tell you something." He said.

"What is it?" She asked.

"I'm leaving the park for a while. I want to explore." He said.

"You're leaving? Will you come back?" She asked. He looked at her with a smile.

"I'll be back. I promise. Goodbye." He said.

"I'll see you later." Kate responded. Rex started walking away in the sunset. He started singing a song.

It starts with love, all I know, so unknown, watch you go

I tried so hard, and got so far, in the end, it doesn't even matter

I had to fall, to lose it all, in the end, it doesn't even matter

I put my trust in you, pushed as far as I can go, for all this, there's only one thing you should know, I put my trust in you, pushed as far as I can go, for all this, there's only one thing you should know

I tried so hard, and got so far, in the end, it doesn't even matter

I had to fall, to lose it all, in the end, it doesn't even matter

When he was done singing, he was gone from Kate's sight. Humphrey walked up to her.

"Where's Rex?" He asked as she looked at him.

"He left the park. He'll be back." She answered.

The End